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Essay / The three main ideas of each book of Dante's Divine Comedy
There are millions of concepts that people can bring up when talking about the Divine Comedy. There are even interpretations of things that most people would pass up, including me. However, I decided to talk about how each book was personified by three main ideas. The three main elements begin with the three mystical beasts of hell, the three stone steps of purgatory and end with the three thematic questions of heaven. The Book of Hell (Inferno) was a great concept of Hell, and the depiction of the creature was quite interesting, from the best to Dis himself. In the Dark Forest, Dante encounters three beasts, each representing a number of upcoming circles. First, the she-wolf represented “concupiscence (immoderate desires)” (Raffa) for circles 1 to 4. The she-wolf interpretation of lust, gluttony, avarice and prodigality can be seen when reading the book . Looking back, the meaning of inordinate desires can be seen in lust. First with the guard of the circle two of the minos which was created because of these desires. Next come the souls placed here, Francesca and Palo. Francesca presented the wolf perfectly, being a wolf herself. Francesca, after her marriage, acted on the basis of the desire to have relations with her husband's brother. In doing so, she causes the death of both him and her. Another note to make is to be like a she-wolf about physical habits. She knew she would have her prey “Palo” one day, but faith was against her and she was killed by her husband. The next circle and probably the center of the she-wolf's meaning were the wolverines. Even the name means too indulgent for certain types of activities, that is, immoderate desires. Cerberus, the guardian, himself had the desire to act by consuming so many things...... middle of paper ...... This statement alone shows that Mary expressed so much love that God Marker chose her to lay bare his holy son, and allow him to explain God's love to everyone. In the final part of the book, Dante comes face to face with the Divine Creator and ends with this single statement: "Already, all my will and all my desires were turned - like a wheel in equal balance - by the Love that moves the sun. and the other stars” (par. 33,143-45). The final declaration declared that everything that lives is transformed by the love of God. In conclusion, each book presented a type of three that described everything. Inferno used the mystical beasts, Purgatory used repentance on stage and Heaven with the test questions for Dante. The journey of Dante the Pilgrim was hard at first, but in the end everything became nourishment and the story of the Divine Comedy was finally told..